^{The panelists from left to right: SN Siva, Prof. Dr. Zulkornain Yusop, Academician Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Syed Jalaludin Syed Salim, and Dato' Nelson Renganathan listening to the opening remarks by YB Tuan Mohd Shahar bin Abdullah, Deputy Minister of Finance II, Ministry of Finance Malaysia(via ZOOM)}


SERDANG, June 25 (Bernama) -- Putra Business School (PBS) and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), jointly hosted a virtual forum through Zoom and Facebook Live entitled Post Covid-19 Income Generation Through Entrepreneurship on June 23, 2020. The event featured renowned industry experts, academician Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Syed Jalaludin Syed Salim, Chancellor of PBS, Dato' Nelson Renganathan, Chairman of Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF), Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director-General of EDII, and Prof. Dr. Zulkornain Yusop, President & CEO of PBS, with IMS Asia’s Director, SN Siva, as the moderator. It was launched by Deputy Minister of Finance II, YB Tuan Mohd Shahar bin Abdullah.

“Nurturing the development of entrepreneurship is also in line with the National Entrepreneurship policy 2030,” said YB Tuan Mohd Shahar in his opening speech.  YB Tuan Mohd Shahar added, “In my personal view, entrepreneurship has become vital, especially now during the crisis of job losses, among other things.” He also advised that those involved in entrepreneurship to embrace the new challenges and be innovative, creative and industrious in pursuing their business and be resilient in facing the challenges that are coming.

Prof. Dr. Syed Jalaludin emphasized the significance of having vision and initiative in startups. Dato’ Nelson expounded on the competitive environment of entrepreneurship with his personal experiences, and stressed the importance of having proper drive and resilience in budding entrepreneurs.

Dr Sunil believed there exists new opportunities for discoveries amidst the adversities that can be utilized, and listed healthcare, agriculture and tourism as industries that may expect new innovation.

“The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) has been very serious in addressing the development of entrepreneurship among Malaysian graduates” said Prof. Dr. Zulkornain. He cited that producing holistic and balanced graduates with an entrepreneurial mindset was the first of the 10 shifts or aspirations stated in the Malaysia Higher Education Blueprint (2015-2025).

The panel agreed that environment, along with one’s intrinsic values and mindset were the biggest factors which determine the growth of entrepreneurs. The forum gained more than 2,000 views and 250 participants.
 
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SOURCE: Putra Business School 

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